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CLAES OLDENBURG | Study of a Swedish Light Switch
估價
200,000 - 300,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- Claes Oldenburg
- Study of a Swedish Light Switch
- signed, titled and dated Stockholm 1966 on a label affixed to the reverse
- chalk and watercolor on cardboard
- diameter: 59 7/8 in. 152.1 cm.
來源
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Collection of Dr. and Mrs. John Cook, New York (acquired from the above in 1970)
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, Lot 260
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Rhinebeck
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Collection of Dr. and Mrs. John Cook, New York (acquired from the above in 1970)
Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, Lot 260
Private Collection (acquired from the above sale)
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Rhinebeck
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
展覽
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, An Exhibition of Work by Claes Oldenburg, April - May 1967, p. 59, illustrated
Venice, Centro Internazionale delle Arti e del Costume, Palazzo Grassi, Campo Vitale, July - October 1967
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Claes Oldenburg, September - November 1969
Venice, Centro Internazionale delle Arti e del Costume, Palazzo Grassi, Campo Vitale, July - October 1967
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Claes Oldenburg, September - November 1969
出版
Achim Hochdorfer and Barbara Schroder, Eds., Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties, Munich 2012, p. 157, illustrated
Exh. Cat., St. Louis, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, The Ordinary Must Not Be Dull: Claes Oldenburg's Soft Sculptures, 2016, p. 9, illustrated
Exh. Cat., St. Louis, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, The Ordinary Must Not Be Dull: Claes Oldenburg's Soft Sculptures, 2016, p. 9, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. At 11 o'clock there is a 1/4 in. indentation in the cardboard. At approximately 9 o'clock there is a small puncture in the cardboard where it meets the frame. There are two more small punctures at approximately 5:30. Other examples of scoring in the cardboard are the results of the artist's working method. The work was not examined outside of its interior frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
"I try to look at the things as if I had never seen them before, as if I were a Martian and didn't know what they were for, had no idea of the function of the things, was only interested in the structure of it. The minute you give a name to a thing, you cloud or you hide the innocent vision."
Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg